Peugeot celebrated an emotional and dominant 1-2 when the chequered flag fell at the end of the Le Mans 24-Hours race obver the weekend.

The race was made even sweeter for Australians because driver David Brabham was one of the three drivers. Brabham, the youngest son of Australian Formula One legend Jack, shared the 382 laps with Alexander Wurz and Marc Gene, to give the French constructors their first victory in the competition since 1993.

Gene is the first Spanish winner since 1935 and it is only because the Peugeot team bosses controversially ordered team-mates Sebastien Bourdais, Franck Montagny and Stephane Sarrazin to hold station with three hours still to go.